The International Community is encouraged to donate! ALL Nationalities are Welcomed.

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And now UK, France and Ireland donors who were previously unable to donate have been Welcomed Back at Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Special processing for blood.

Donor Eligibility Update: Donors from the United Kingdom are Welcomed Back at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok and Chiang Mai Red Cross.

Please donate! All Blood Types needed, but.... Rh-Negative is extremely Rare in the Thai population. Over 20% of UK donors are Rh-Negative.

Map to Chiang Mai Red Cross

Red Cross Blood Bank Donation Center

+66 53 418 389

[members only]

Map to National Blood Centre in Bangkok 📌

National Blood Center, Thai Red Cross Society

+66 2 263 9600

[members only]

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Rh-Negative is extremely Rare in Thai Population. Eligible Westerners, please donate. Most people do not know their blood. Whatever your blood type may be, someone will use it.

✅ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand. 70 is upper age

✅ No alcohol 24 hours prior

✅ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior

✅ Drink Plenty of water 💧

✅ Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the vCJD "mad cow disease" impacted regions from 1980-1996 are Welcomed Back at the Main Chiang Mai Red Cross blood bank and the National Blood Centre on Henri Dunant Rd ONLY. Special processing for blood.

No Appointment is necessary.

✅ Bring ID

✅ Fill out registration form and register

✅ Health Check. Blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Meet with doctor briefly.

✅ Donate blood (less than 7 minutes)

✅ Enjoy a snack and rest for a few minutes

Give the Gift of Life 🎀💝🎁 in one hour of your time.

More at Thailand RH- Blood Donation

Full Requirements are pinned on top of the Group and on this Page.

On 22 February 2023, Donors from the United Kingdom, France and Ireland are welcomed back! Following our Panel at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok.

Please give the Thai Red Cross proper time to disseminate this change throughout their organization. I will provide an update as soon as possible. This is a recent development and it has not been coordinated through the blood banks. Expect it soon.

Rh Negative is an extremely rare blood type in the Thai population. Thailand has one of the World's least prevalence of Rh Negative at 0.3%. The Western population is 25% to 15%.

Previously deferred Donors from the UK, France and Ireland are Welcomed Back. No restrictions on Europe.

We are calling on the Western population to donate blood. If you are ineligible to donate, we ask for your advocacy.

If you are Rh-Negative, please consider joining the Thailand Emergency Blood Donations Facebook Group.